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Beauty Changes Lives Vidal Sassoon Professional Beauty Education Advanced Scholarship

Program

Terms and Conditions

1. Scholarship. The Beauty Changes Lives Vidal Sassoon Professional Beauty

Education Advanced Scholarship Program (this "Scholarship Program") is a scholarship

funded by Wella, the Salon Professional Division of P&G (the "Sponsor"), to

help licensed cosmetologists pursue advanced education and training in cosmetology to

enhance their careers in the cosmetology industry. This Scholarship Program is

administered by Beauty Changes Lives (the "Administrator"), a non-profit corporation

designed to raise awareness of how careers in the cosmetology industry transform

lives both personally and professionally. The total amount of each scholarship to be

awarded (the "Award") by the Administrator is up to Three Thousand and Seven hundred

fifty Dollars ($3,750) in tuition and costs, as approved by the Administrator in its sole

discretion, for advanced education and training courses in cosmetology, including

travel and related expenses, for the recipient student (the "Recipient") at an

Eligible Institution, as defined below. The Award shall not include payment of the

following items:

A. Tuition, costs or expenses related to programs or courses other than ABC Cutting

5 Day, ABC Color 5 Day, Creative Cutting 5 Day, Creating Color 5 Day or Mens

5 Day;

B. Tuition for courses and examinations that are not included in the

Recipient’s program plan and those that have already started or been

completed by the Recipient;

C. Books, supplies, equipment, kits, uniforms, computers and electronic

devices of any kind;

D. Student activities, events and entertainment;

E. Pre-payment/deposits for future courses;

F. School or college level entrance examinations, comprehensive exams and

related preparatory courses;

G. Courses, tests or fees normally paid by an employer as part of a job

training program;

H. Non-academic credit or ungraded courses, including courses taken on an

audit basis or as an internship, practicum, apprenticeship, or clinical

supervision; also, orientation programs that are non-academic credit or ungraded;

I. Courses taken more than one time;

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J. Academic credit by examination tests (e.g. CLEP, etc.);

K. Child care and medical services;

L. Course extensions;

M. Study Abroad Programs;

N. License fees; and

O. High school completion programs, including online high school

completion programs.

P. Cancellation fees for hotels and/or flight; will pay ONLY if Academy cancels the

class or acts of nature.

2. Eligibility. This Scholarship Program is open to all legal residents of the United

States and Canada who (i) will be eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of

Licensure; (ii) have completed and submitted the scholarship application; and (iii) are

currently licensed by a state authority to practice cosmetology. This Scholarship Program

is not open to (i) individuals who were previously approved for any scholarship

offered by the Administrator, including pursuant to this Scholarship Program, or (ii)

employees of the Sponsor or the Administrator or members of the Scholarship

Committee, or their immediate families.

3. Eligible Institution. For the purposes of this Scholarship Program, "Eligible

Institution" means a school or institution approved by the Administrator that (i) is a

Sassoon Academy located in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Miami, Seattle or

Toronto offering an advanced cosmetology program; (ii) has agreed in writing to the

terms and conditions of this Scholarship Program. 4. Payment of Award.

A. Proof of Expenses. Upon Competition at the Eligible Institution of the

Recipient's choice (the "Selected Institution"), the Selected Institution shall submit

an invoice (the "Institution’s Invoice") detailing the total tuition costs of the

Recipient’s program by email to the Administrator, and the Recipient shall submit

an invoice, including copies of receipts for travel and other expenses, signed

expense report scanned to a single PDF document (the "Recipient’s Invoice"),

by email to the Administrator detailing the expenses associated with attendance

of the Selected Institution other than tuition costs and fees that would otherwise

be paid by the Recipient to the Selected Institution if not for an Award. Within

thirty (30) days of receipt of the Institution’s Invoice, the Administrator shall

either (i) notify the Selected Institution of the approval of the Institution’s

Invoice, or (ii) notify the

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Selected Institution that additional information is needed for approval, upon which

time the Selected Institution shall provide the Administrator with any additional

information requested by the Administrator. Within thirty (30) days of receipt of

the Recipient’s Invoice, the Administrator shall either (i) notify the Recipient of the

approval of the Recipient’s Invoice, or (ii) notify the Recipient that additional

information is needed for approval, upon which time the Recipient shall provide

the Administrator with any additional information requested by the Administrator;

provided, however, that the Administrator shall not approve any cost or expense

submitted by the Recipient that has been approved on the Institution’s Invoice. The

Award shall further be contingent on submission of proof to the satisfaction of the

Administrator, of enrollment and confirmation of attendance at the Selected

Institution. Upon completion of the program at the Selected Institution, the

Recipient shall submit or cause the Selected Institution to submit proof to the

satisfaction of the Administrator of such completion. Any correspondence sent

to the Administrator under this Section 4 shall be sent via internet to Beauty

Changes Lives Administrator [email protected].

B. Payment of Award. The Award shall consist of up to Three Thousand

and seven hundred fifty Dollars ($3,750) of the approved aggregate amount of

the Institution’s Invoice and Recipient’s expense report. The Award will be paid

in two (2) installments, one installment to the Academy and one installment to the

awardee for expense report, subject to the requirements of paragraph 5 below

Travel expenses will be reimbursed upon competition of the course and must be

submitted within 30 days of course completion using the provided Expense Report

Form. Reimbursable travel expenses include: airfare, hotel, meals, parking fees,

transportation using taxis, Uber, lift (no rental car reimbursement), tolls and/or

mileage (at 56 cents per miles, if driving) that are deemed reasonable expenses in

any business travel situation and not considered extravagant. If academy is less

than 10 miles away from Hotel awardee is staying at, NO parking and/or car

expense will be reimbursed; parking, mileage and tolls will be paid for drop

off and pick up from the airport. A check in the amount of the audited and

approved expense report will be paid directly to the Recipient, within thirty (30)

days of receipt (errors on the expense report will delay reimbursement and may

take longer than 30 days) of proof to the satisfaction of the Administrator of

completion by the Recipient of the program; provided, however, that if the

Recipient did not complete the program at the Selected Institution without

reasonable cause, such as Acts of Nature or extreme family emergency, they

will not receive reimbursement for their expense report; Awardee must

complete 5 day course to receive reimbursement for travel expenses. The

Administrator reserves the right to set the date and method of payment of the

Award. ALL EXPENSE REPORTS ARE AUDITED. ONLY expenses with a

receipt will be reimbursed, if a receipt is not provided, requested

reimbursement will not be approved for the expense.

5. Recipient Requirements: The Recipient must meet all eligibility requirements

listed in paragraph 2 above and shall be required to execute an Affidavit of Eligibility,

Release of Liability and Scholarship Acceptance Form within thirty (30) days of

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notification of winning the Award. If the Recipient (i) fails to enroll in an Eligible

Institution within six (6) months of notification of winning, (ii) fails to complete class

within one (1) year, (iii) fails to maintain such enrollment throughout the entire

applicable program term at the Selected Institution; this includes “no show”,

reschedules with out approval, and incompletion of class and this is subject to the

awardee being responsible for any acquired fees due to failing to maintain enrollment

with the exception of Acts of Nature and/or extreme family emergencies, or (iiii)

changes programs at the Selected Institution, the Award and all its benefits will be

forfeited. The Award will also be forfeited and an alternate recipient may be

selected if the Student cannot be notified, is ineligible, or fails to timely return the

completed and executed Affidavit of Eligibility, Release of Liability and Scholarship

Acceptance Form, upon Administrator's request. Scholarship applications must be

complete and accurate to the best of applicant's knowledge and belief. If incorrect

information is provided to the Administrator in the application materials, approval of

the Invoice may be rejected and the Recipient may be held responsible by the Selected

Institution to pay all course costs. Failure or refusal to comply with any of the terms

and conditions of this Scholarship Program may result in disqualification and the

selection of an alternate recipient. If Recipient is younger than 18

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years old at the time of submission of its application, the Recipient must affirm the terms

and conditions of this Scholarship Program once the Recipient turns 18 years old, and if

such a Recipient does not affirm the terms and conditions of this Scholarship Program, then

any Award granted to such a Recipient shall be void.

If awardee needs to reschedule enrollment date, rescheduling will need to be within the 6

month enrollment guideline; you have 6 months from award date to enroll at the Vidal

Sassoon Academy. If your reschedule date is past the 6 month deadline, you will need to

request an extension form and provide reason for the need of an extension. The

administrator will approve or deny for a two week extension; circumstances must be

extreme and unavoidable. You will also need to communicate with the academy

admirative of your request for an extension.

6. Termination. If the Recipient's enrollment at the Selected Institution terminates

before the end of the program for any reason, any unused portion of the Award shall be

forfeited by Recipient and returned to the Administrator. Recipient shall not be

eligible to use any remaining scholarship funds and shall be ineligible for any future

scholarships from the Sponsor or the Administrator.

7. Application: Application forms and instructions for completion are available

on the Administrator’s website (www.beautychangeslives.org) (the " Administrator

Website") by clicking the "Vidal Sassoon Professional Beauty Education Advanced

Scholarship Application" button. Applicants must provide all requested information in

order to be considered. In addition to the application form, applicants must submit an

essay or video as more fully described in the application instructions. Online applications

will be deemed made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address.

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Incomplete applications, multiple applications, automated applications, and computer-

aided or computer-generated script applications are void and ineligible. Once an

application has been submitted, it is final and may not be changed, altered, revised, or

modified. By submitting an application for an Award, the applicant agrees that it has read,

understands, and accepts the terms and conditions of this Scholarship Program.

8. Deadline for Submission. The current scholarship application deadline date is

posted on the Administrator Website. Deadline dates for future scholarship opportunities,

if any, will be posted on the Administrator Website, from time to time. The

deadline time for submission is 11:59:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time ("PST") on the

respective deadline date. Administrator's computer system shall act as the official

clock of this scholarship. Scholarship application deadlines and scholarship

recipient announcement dates are subject to change.

9. Selection of Scholarship Recipients. The selection of Recipients will be made from

eligible and complete applications (see preceding paragraphs) received within the

appropriate application period, which shall begin on the day as provided on the

Administrator Website, from time to time, and end with the closing date of the current

application period. The Administrator will appoint a panel of judges (the "Scholarship

Committee") to determine the Recipients. The determination process may take up to

thirty (30) business days following the applicable deadline. The Administrator

reserves the right to use another means to determine the scholarship recipient(s), such as

random selection. All Recipient decisions are final.

10. Ongoing Requirements of the Recipient. Following the completion of its

education from the Selected Institution, each Recipient must submit, by mail, proof to

the satisfaction the Administrator of completion of the program. Recipient agrees

to participate in marketing efforts of the Administrator during its enrollment in the

Selected Institution and after the completion of its education from the Selected

Institution. Such marketing efforts, may include, but are not limited to, participation in

interviews and providing its personal success story in the cosmetology industry.

11. Miscellaneous. Limit one entry per person, per application period. The

Administrator is not responsible for lost or misdirected entries. The Administrator and the

Sponsor reserve the right to photograph and/or make a recording of the Recipient

and to use said reproductions of the Recipient's physical likeness and/or recordings.

Acceptance of the Award by the Recipient constitutes permission to use the

Recipient's name, likeness, application and personal history with no further payment

in connection with publicity efforts regarding the Administrator, the Sponsor or this

Scholarship Program. Any and all applicable federal, state, and local tax liabilities are the

sole responsibility of the Recipient. The Recipient must provide its social security number

or taxpayer identification number for tax reporting and verification of application and

Invoice purposes. Awards granted pursuant to this Scholarship Program are not

transferable or assignable. The names of past scholarship recipients may be obtained by

sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope marked "Vidal Sassoon Professional

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Beauty Education Advanced Scholarship Program Past Recipient List” to Beauty

Changes Lives, 16939 Cantaranas, Rancho Santa Fe, CA

92067-7174. If you are having trouble scheduling your class or your travel arrangements, please contact Beauty changes lives to discuss how to stay within the guidelines and still schedule your class accordingly.

12. Interpretation of Rules/Provisions. The Administrator is the sole interpreter of

the terms and conditions of this Scholarship Program. By participating, each applicant

agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Scholarship Program and that the

decisions of the Administrator are final. All entries become the property of the

Administrator and will not be returned.

13. General Conditions. This Scholarship Program and any Awards are subject to all

federal, state and local laws and regulations and are void where prohibited or restricted by

law. The Administrator's failure to enforce any term of this Scholarship Program shall not

constitute a waiver of that provision. The Administrator reserves the right, at its sole

discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be attempting to tamper with or

undermine the entry process and/or the legitimate operation of the Scholarship Program;

to violate the terms and conditions of this Scholarship Program; or to act in an disruptive

manner or with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other person with

respect to the Scholarship Program. The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, void

any suspect entries. The Administrator may modify the Scholarship Program or suspend

the Scholarship Program to address any impairment, and then resume the Scholarship

Program in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of this Scholarship Program. The

Administrator has the right to terminate the Scholarship Program at any time and

without notice, however, the Administrator will still fulfill all Awards which have

not been applied to a Selected Institution and are within the six (6) months of

notification of winning period.

14. Internet Conditions. Neither the Administrator nor the Sponsor shall be responsible for

any entries in this Scholarship Program that are not properly entered due to data corruption or

otherwise not received correctly, or for any problems or technical malfunction of any

telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers or providers, computer

equipment, software, failure of e-mail, or on account of technical problems or traffic

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congestion on the internet or at any website or combination thereof, including injury or

damage to applicant's computer related to or resulting from participating in this Scholarship

Program. Neither the Administrator nor the Sponsor shall be responsible for any lost,

misdirected or late entries into this Scholarship Program. The Administrator reserves the

right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Scholarship Program in the event that the

Scholarship Program is not capable of running as planned, including because of infection

by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or

any other causes beyond the control of the Administrator which corrupts or affects the

administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Scholarship Program.

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15. RELEASE AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY. BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, APPLICANTS AGREE THAT SPONSOR, ADMINISTRATOR, AND THEIR PARENTS, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES,

REPRESENTATIVES, CONSULTANTS, CONTRACTORS, LEGAL COUNSEL, ADVERTISING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, PROMOTIONAL, FULFILLMENT AND

MARKETING, WEB SITE PROVIDERS, WEB MASTERS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE

OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES, AND AGENTS (THE

"RELEASED ENTITIES"), WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR, AND

SHALL BE HELD HARMLESS BY APPLICANTS AGAINST, ANY LIABILITY FOR

ANY INJURIES, LOSSES OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND TO PERSONS,

INCLUDING PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, OR PROPERTY RESULTING IN

WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM ACCEPTANCE,

POSSESSION, MISUSE, OR USE OF THE AWARD, ENTRY, OR PARTICIPATION

IN THIS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM OR IN ANY SCHOLARSHIP RELATED

ACTIVITY, OR ANY CLAIMS BASED ON PUBLICITY RIGHTS, DEFAMATION OR

INVASION OF PRIVACY. THE RELEASED ENTITIES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE IF

ANY AWARD CANNOT BE AWARDED DUE TO ACTS OF GOD, ACTS OF WAR,

NATURAL DISASTERS, WEATHER, BANKRUPTCY OR TERRORISM. BY

PARTICIPATING IN THIS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, EACH APPLICANT

AGREES THAT THE RELEASED ENTITIES WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR

LIABLE FOR ANY INJURIES, DAMAGES, OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND,

INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR

PUNITIVE DAMAGES TO PERSONS, INCLUDING DEATH, OR TO PROPERTY

ARISING OUT OF ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR WEBSITE OR

THE DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED

FROM THE ADMINISTRATOR WEBSITE. EVERYTHING REGARDING THIS

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE ADMINISTRATOR WEBSITE AND

THE AWARD, ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,

EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.

16. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES/INDEMNIFICATION. Each

applicant who enters this Scholarship Program represents and warrants to the

Administrator and Sponsor as follows: (i) the application, including the written response

submission is the

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applicant's own original, previously unpublished, and previously unproduced work; (ii) the written response submission neither infringes upon nor violates the intellectual property

rights or other rights of any other person or entity; (iii) the written response submission

does not and will not violate any applicable laws, and meets the submission requirements

set forth above. Each applicant hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Sponsor and

Administrator harmless from and against any and all third party claims, actions or

proceedings of any kind and from any and all damages, liabilities, costs and expenses

relating to or arising out of any breach or alleged breach of any of the warranties,

representations or agreements of applicant hereunder.

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17. DISPUTES/ARBITRATION. By entering this Scholarship Program, the applicant,

agrees that: (a) any and all disputes, claims, controversies and/or causes of action arising

out of or related to this Scholarship Program, the terms and conditions of this Scholarship

Program, and/or the Award shall be resolved by binding arbitration, to be administered

by a single arbitrator in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules,

Supplementary Rules for Consumer Related Disputes, of the American Arbitration

Association. Any dispute or claim shall be brought solely in an individual capacity,

and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class action, representative

proceeding, mass action or consolidated action. All determinations as to the scope,

enforceability, and effect of this arbitration provision shall be submitted to the arbitrator.

Any judgment or award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having

jurisdiction thereof; (b) any and all claims, judgment, and awards shall be limited to

actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this

Scholarship Program; and (c) under no circumstances will applicant be permitted to

obtain awards for, and applicant hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, punitive,

incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-

of-pocket expenses, any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise

increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation

and enforceability of the terms and conditions of this Scholarship Program, or the rights

and obligations of the applicant, the Sponsor and the Administrator in connection with

this Scholarship Program, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the

laws of the State of Arizona, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of

laws rules (whether of the State of Arizona or any other jurisdiction), which would

cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Arizona.

18. Severance. If any particular provision of the terms and conditions of this

Scholarship Program shall be deemed unenforceable or invalid, it shall not affect the

other provisions hereof and the terms and conditions of this Scholarship Program shall be

constructed in all respects as if such invalid or unenforceable provision(s) was omitted.